We went along to
the above auction and picked up a few items, including this mixing
bowl

Back in September
2006, Sharon bought a mixing bowl for her "kitchen masterpieces"
and click
here for the details
of this Grindley bowl
This bowl is 23cms wide and it is great
but she was on the look out for one that was just a bit bigger

She found it at
this auction, and the bowl now belongs to her

The
Price we Paid - $40.00 plus Auction Fees

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More
Photos

MeasurementsAcross
the bowl - 28cms
Across the bowl at the handles - 30.5cms
Depth of the bowl - 12.5cms

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Markings
and Backstamp

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Information
#01

The following email was sent to ...... and click on the logo to go to the Official
Web Site

A similar backstamp which
is described as..."FS Romania"
Importer's Mark
ca 1950's

Saturday 19th April 2008

....................three of the above photos were included with this note

Hi, and you recently gave me some great
assistance with a "Sylvan" backstamp and thanks for
that!!
This time I found the mark on your site and it was listed on this
page ... mark is shown above
My query is about the description, and I am hoping you can clarify
what your note "Importer's Mark" actually means?
The backstamp photo on your site it the same as ours except yours
has a "2" at the bottom where as ours has the number
"19"
We also know of someone who has a similar bowl with the same backstamp
but their's has the number "20" on the bottom
Is there any significance in these number differences? - if it
helps, we live in Australia
Thanks again, and I am very glad I found and joined your up with
your site as it has been a terrific help!!
Regards, Geoff

Reply from Marks4Ceramics

Hello Geoff, and thanks for your inquiry and clear photos!
Thank you for your kind comments
If there is anything you would like to suggest on improving our
site in any way, we will appreciate your feedback!
Yes, this mark is practically identical to the one in our database"Importer's Mark" or "Trading Company"
or "Asian Import" or similar description refers to any
company that either has items made to order from one or more factories
or selects their wares from a Wholesaler's Catalogue
Some of these companies are exclusive to specific factories or
from a specific region of a country (this was particularly true
ca 1890's - 1930's on German goods) and some are directly associated
with a specific factory as the Distributing Branch of that factory
In this case, 'FS' does not seem to have registered this trademark
in any official way abroad so we do not know what the actual initials
stand for and may be as simple as the owner's initials
Most of their items date ca 1950's - 1980'sThe Number usually denotes the Model Number or perhaps
the Size or other internal manufacturing reference of no significance
to its identity or age
It may also be a number assigned to a specific factory that this
Trading Company has had these items made to order
Thanks again and regards, Elizabeth

'Thank You' note

WoW !! .......... What great Information!!
Thank you, Elizabeth
Really appreciate the effort you take to answer my questions ......
but I'll try not to bother you too much!!The Backstamps
I am not sure if you add items to your Backstamp Library
In case you do, I have attached a copy of the one that this note
refers to ... PLUS ,,, another similar backstamp that I was able
to get my hands on ... this mark is shown in Auction #01 below
Looks like "Mr FS" changed the layout a bit!!
Have a good day over there in San Francisco!!
Regards, Geoff

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Other----Auctions
for similar Mixing Bowls

......for
a price comparison!!!

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Auction
#01

These are not the same
type of mixing bowls
Included because of a 'similar' backstamp ... and refer to the
emails in "Information #01" above

This auction is for a pair of vintage cream
coloured mixing bowl - a rather nice pair that is in very good
condition - the larger bowl is 9cm tall and 15cm in diameter,
and the smaller is 7.5cm tall and 13cm in diameter - they fit
into each other - the bowls are marked Made in Romania - a very
nice clean pair of bowls - March 2008There were no
bids @ $15.00

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Auction
#02

This bowl looks exactly
the same as Sharon's

Extremely old mixing bowl - Made in Romania
#20 - spectacular and unbelievable condition!! - it has a flat
area on side specifically for resting on when you are whisking!!
- the bowl is very large being a huge 27cm in diameter and it
is 11.5cm high - there are no cracks and no chips - UPDATE -
I have been informed by a visiting aunt that her mum had a bowl
like this one, and she said that her mum was mixing cakes in
it when she was young - my aunt is soon turning seventy, so if
this bowl is that old, I hope I age as well as it has!! - I have
seen other bowls on Ebay that look the same but have 'Made in
China' on the bottom - as mentioned, this one is Made in Romania
and has a "FS" on the bottom along with the number
20 - April 2008Final selling
price - $50.85